Labor joining the Liberals in hugging coal: Bandt
Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has slammed Labor Deputy Leader Richard Marles comments on ABC's Insiders program and called on Anthony Albanese to overrule his deputy and join the Greens in opposing coal.
Quotes attributable to Adam Bandt MP:
"It's 3 years to the day since Scott Morrison hugged a lump of coal and now Labor is doing the same.
"The coal huggers in the Liberals want to build new coal-fired power stations and open up new coal mines and Labor is refusing to join with the Greens to stop them.